With the Lunar Book getting close, it is perhaps worth thinking about what is going on in the Lunar Empire at this time. 1625 is marked by three big ongoing events: White…
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Notes on Harrek the Berserk II
By the time of the Dragonrise (1625), I suspect Harrek the Berserk is the best-known Hero of the age, even in Dragon Pass. His fame has been meteoric in the last couple…
Notes on Boldhome under the Lunar Occupation (1602-1625)
When the city fell in 1602, the Red Emperor first appointed Euglyptus the Fat, an imperial noble, as governor. A good Yelmite and Red Goddess initiate from Raibanth, I doubt Euglyptus had…
The Death of Prince Temertain
Prince Temertain was the great-great grandson of Sartar. His Telmori bodyguards were led Goram Whitefang, son of the Telmori King and a great-great grandson of Sartar through Saronil and Onelisin. In late…
Lunar Occupation of Sartar 1622-1625
I posted elsewhere a few thoughts on the Lunar Occupation, and I thought they might be of interest here. Remember that the Lunar Empire is not all powerful or all knowing. So…
Sartar Money and War
The Kingdom of Sartar was the wealthiest of the Dragon Pass kingdoms prior to the Lunar Conquest. Its revenues were a combination of a head tax paid by the tribes (in silver),…
The Lunar Army in the Early Hero Wars
I’ve been playing around with some numbers to get a better feel for the Lunar Empire during the Dragon Pass Campaign period. 1. 1621 At the height of Lunar power, the Empire…
RuneQuest Campaign phases
As I work on the overall structure of the “RuneQuest Campaign” or the “Grand Argrath Campaign”, there’s some big differences between it and the Boy King campaign that I wanted to talk…
Sarostip Coldeye
This is a snippet from the Sartar Book: Born in 1572, Sarostip Coldeye is a Sword of Humakt and part of the ruling dynasty of the Malani tribe. Sarostip abdicated all clan…
The Pol-Joni Tribe
The Pol-Joni live on the Plains of Prax. Unlike the other Praxian tribes, the Pol-Joni are horse-riding, cattle-herding nomads who worship Orlanth and the storm gods rather than Waha. They mainly herd…
Notes on the Holy Country II
By 1350, the Hendriki kingdom is gone. Heortland – named after the great cultural hero who was often invoked by Belintar – was a Sixth of the Holy Country. The God-King kept…
Defeated Lunar Regiments
After Second Moonbroth, the Marble Phalanx, Silver Shields, and Antelope Lances retreated back to New Pavis, sniped and harrassed by nomads all the way. Whatever survived fought like demons when Argrath led…
Sheng Seleris
Sheng Seleris is the nightmare of the Lunar subconscious. He is trapped in a Lunar Hell, but every Lunar has nightmares of his escape. These nightmares grew in frequency and terror after…